On August 30, 2019 was just two weeks away from his 20th birthday. He had also just inked a deal to fight in the UFC that coming December, against an opponent yet to be named. Hooper fought on the prelims of that PPV event, UFC 245, scoring a first-round TKO win over Daniel Teymur. The victory moved Hooper’s record to 9-0-1, and cemented him as one of the promotion’s brightest—and youngest—prospects. A lot has changed for the ‘Dream’ since his UFC debut.
Most notably, his unbeaten record is a thing of the past.